Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-27
THE PARIS HORROR.
SIXTY Bodies RECOVERED FROM THE
RUINS OF THE OPERA C0NIQUB.
Thrilling Stories Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In the
Audienee-Ths Number Of Dead Unknown
.-GhaSdy Sosnss-Gen. BonlangE
Offers 10 Rstire-Ca Notes.

PARIS, May 26.-The bodies of the bal
let dancers who lost their lives by the
burning of the Opera Comique last night
are lying in heaps in the ruins of the
theatre.
The firemen assert that many bodies are
lying in the upper galleries.
The number of persons killed greatly
exceeds the previous estimates.
An excited crowd surround the ruins,
which are guarded by military Gordon.
Many distressing scenes are witnessed.
The police authorities state that so far
as learned seventeen persons lost their
lives in last nights fire at the Opera Com
ique, and 10 were burned and otherwise
wounded 1t is impossible as yet 20 search
the ruins, but when this is done it is feared
that the death list will be augmented con-
siderably. One man from the fourth gal
lery says that he escaped only by walking
over the corpses. Further inquiries show
that the survivors throw the blame of the
calamity upon the gasman, but this cannot
be decided.
NEW WORKERS IN PERIL.
Mr.. Charles A. Duvivier, q New York
merchant, who with his son was in the
Opera House when the fire broke out, says
that at the first sign OF danger he and his
son arose to leave the theatre. NJ. Taskin,
the tenor, was trying to assure the audi
ence that there was no danger, but the
burning stage belied his words and nothing
could stop the wild panic that set in i'm
mediately. He thinks that everybody il
the main auditorium escaped, though
many must have been feariully bruised in
the rush. He is positive that many of the
people in the galleries were suff0cated.
Mr. w. J. Ayers, another New Yorker,
and his wife and daughter and Mr.. Rut-
ter, who occupied n box, says that two
minutes of valuable time was wasted by
those in the audience who needed NJ.
Taskin's advice to retain their seats. \
panic was inevitable in any event, hut the
knowledge of fast approaching fire IL
their rear made the frightened people
crush and push the harder. The party
reached the open air after terrible eX-
perience in the panic striken crowd aud ai-
ter many narrow escapes from being tram
pied on. Mr.. Myers thinks the fire
must have been burning for some time un-
noticed, as from where his party sat the
flames were visible some minutes before
the alarm was communicated to the audi
ence by the accidental discovery of one of
the singers.
NJ. Taskin says that when he first saw
the fire he thought it was nothing but what
could he eXtinguished by the employees,
and wishing to avert Il panic he told the
audience to keep their seats. In escaping
from the blazing building he saw many
apparently liteleSs bodies in the galleries.
About an hour after the fire was first dis
covered the crowd in the neighborhoOd of
the Opera House saw two men jump from
the burning roof into the Rue Favart.
When their bodies were picked up it was
found that they were employees Of the
theater who had evidently been cut off
from all egress by the flames and driven TO
the rGGf
AN ACTORS STORY OF THE DISASTER.
Soulacroix, the bassO, escaped by the
window OF the lodge by rope and fell
upon the glass shelter over the door. His
face was covered with blood. Mile. As
sally, the first danscuse, was nearly suflO-
Gated. There was no time to change dress
es. They barely escaped with their lives.
| SOulacrOix says, ''In the first scene,
during the waltz, every one on the stage
saw two chorus singers look up. In rails
| 40 ha ~
Not wishing to give alarm, dragged
Mile. Merguilller, who was playing
Philine, of the stage. Taskin, the tenor,
went TO the front of the stage and said
Ladies' and gentlemen, don't be alarmed ;
there is no danger The audience, how
ever, seeing the fire, rushed for the doors.
| The panic of the audience was increased
by the ladies in bagnore No. 8 shrieking.
| The house holds ! 500, and it was nearly
| full. There were 30 in the upper CALLER
les, who ShIieked in terror. There was a
| terrible struggle ut each exit. Women
holding their children over their heads
were overcome by the smoke and tramplcd
on All the lights went out, and except
when there was an explOsin of gas all was
buried in darkness
FORTY BODIES RECOVERED.
Twenty LOdies in terrible mutilated
| condition, were recovered this afternoon
from the ruins Of the Opera COmique.
The remains were principally those of
ballet girls, ChOristers and maChnists
Five OF the bodies are those of elderly
ladies and one of them is that of a child
The iiremen are lowering some Of the
= Al
by means of ropes.
LATER--Twenty more bodies were re-
covered late this afternoon from the ruins
of the Theater Comique. Search for the
victims still continues.
The work of searching for bodies was
resumed tonight. A number were ex-
humed An official statement says fifty
bodies have already been recovered.
RevilliOn. speaking in the Chamber of
Deputies this afternoon estimated that al
least two hundred persons lost their lives
in the fire. The Chamber of Deputies
voted a credit of 100000 frances for the
relief of the sufferers by the Opera COmique
fire. The Opera Comique was insured for
10000 frances.
To-day
loo MISSING PEOPLE
have been inquired for by relatives. They
are supposed TO have perished in the
flames. The bottom of the theatre is
flooded with water TO depth Of five feet.
Sixty bodies have been found floating in
the water by firemen. The finding of
charred remains continues. Remains are
recognizable only he means of trinkets.
A Plot tn Dethrone the sultan.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 26.-It is report
ed that the Sultan has dismissed a number
of officials holding high positions in the
palace who were discovered to be engaged
in conspiracy to overthrow him.
Emin Pasha Makes Discovery.
LONDON. May 26.-It is stated that
Emin Pasha, whose rescue from hostile
natives IN Central Africa Mr.. Henry NJ.
Stanley is now on his way tp accomplish,
has written a letter which has found its
-. a.. Hn,,gt a N fipnnle stating that he has